Long overdue...

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The Opposing Wind Comes From The Sea

“Let’s see….Shall see….the opening of the Urado Habour, the moon by the name of Katsura-hama…”

The young man was singing as he stared at The Great Urado Bridge from the ( Read more... )

Finally, got this chapter up.
Haven't been able to keep up with the previous pace.....Work and study took a large chunk of my time..(and my life)
It’s been almost 2 months since my last post. ….But well...it's better late than never.....here you go….

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Here we are --- The start of Volume 22. Prologue/Chapter 0.

It starts off from the aftermath of the battle between the Redwhales and the Sogou - raid of the star, Reitsumyousei, at Hoshi-no-Iwaya.

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Prologue(Chapter 0) - ( Read more... )

Raid, Hoshi-No-Iwaya

“What did you say? Naoe is heading in the direction of Katsuura-chō (ie Katuura town)....?! ”

They were sitting in the innermost part of a coffee house, when out of the sudden, Ayukawa exclaimed loudly, startling the whole café. Eyes glared at him. Realising his over-reaction, Ayukawa immediately covered up his mouth with his ( Read more... )

NB (Updated on 4 dec 09): I've accidentally used the given name of Kada Reijirou (ie 'Reijirou') in a few conversations in this chapter. Except for Kusama, the rest of them address Kada Reijirou by his family name (ie 'Kada'). I have updated the below.

The Evil Star Which Betrays Heaven
It had been two weeks since Takaya and Ushio were with the ( Read more... )

Here is the link to the Vol 21, Chapter 5 (Part 1)Under a strange circumstance, he came to the “Warring Underworld ( Read more... )

I’m back. Sorry that I took longer than expected…...as there are some references to historical characters in this chapter, needed a little research.

But the translation is too long once again, so posting in 2 parts.

Nevertheless, let’s continue where we left off…. more on Ushio and Takaya…..

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Initially, I’d intended to just translate the first part of this chapter and provide the link for the second half (since it had been translated by someone else).

However, I’ve decided otherwise. There are some differences in the translation styles and interpretation of details. So here is my full translation for the whole chapter. Just for ( Read more... )

Mirage of Blaze Novel Volume 21 Chapter 3 (Part 1), can be found here
-> http://99me.livejournal.com/4274.html


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The public bath was a good choice during the day, a time when the hot spring was at it most sumptuous.

There was an open public bath ( Read more... )

Wanderer of the Deep Valley

Autumn seemed to suit the inner mountains.

It was a season very suitable for strolling. The breeze was cooling -- neither stifling hot nor freezing cold. Inconceivably, the rucksack on his back seemed much lighter. The top of the mountains were beginning to turn red with autumn leaves. Perhaps in another ten days, it ( Read more... )